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For those playing along at home, the Mechanicum (predecessor to the Adeptus Mechanicus of Warhammer 40K) are a walking horror show! Very few things typify this than the Thallax, cyborg murder machines with the brain and central nervous system of a human implanted into it, then pumped full of drugs to keep its battle rage hard for heresy. The plastic Thallax make their debut in this week's pre-orders as part of the Mechanicum Battle Group. With the Mechanicum being an entirely resin force under Forge World, and one of the first factions in the Horus Heresy, this new boxed set sees the Thallax, Castellax Battle-automata, Tech-thralls and Triaros Conveyor released in plastic for the first time. This is a huge deal for the Horus Heresy and a brilliant addition to the range. Plastic Castellax is an answered prayer to hobbyists as the resin versions are a horror to make! As a big fan of Thallax, this is actually exciting as they are an incredibly faithful reproduction. This new set comes with three new transfer sheets - the a Mechanicum Macro-Constructs sheet and two Mechanicum Construct sheets. Also in the world of the Mechanicum, we have the new Knight Battle Group: Castigator and Acheron, giving you two variants of the Cerastus chassis. Valued contributor Steven tells us that this set actually saves you money by buying in bulk - around $200 AUD - compared to if you bought two seperately.
In the world of mini Horus Heresy (Legions Imperialis) it's time for a legendary battle. A battle purported to be the largest armoured conflict of all time - Tallarn! The new Legions Imperialis – The Devastation of Tallarn book takes you to the poisoned planet and introduces new Battle Honours, Veteran Detachments, Formations of Legends, and new Formations and Detachments for the Legiones Astartes and the Solar Auxilia. Want a quick reference instead of lugging around a book? Well the Legions Imperialis: The Devastation of Tallarn Cards are for you! In any armoured battle you need armour, and praise be to the Gods the Shadowswords/ Stormblades/ Stormswords combi-kit is here. Heavy hitters sharing a common hull, this set lets you choose between these types to build up two models, plus it includes the Solar Auxilia vehicle transfer sheet. It's not just big chassis this week, it's also big guns with the Leman Russ Executioner/ Demolisher Squadron combi-kit, with eight tanks you can construct in either type. This kit also comes with the Solar Auxilia vehicle transfer sheet. Adeptus Astartes get some armoured love too with the Sicaran Arcus/ Punisher Squadron combi-kit allowing you to build four of either type.
We have some Made to Order this week, and it's Prince Ulther’s Dragon Company - two very old sets. You can get the Command or Warrior sets - or both, You do you!
This Friday sees White Dwarf 503 hit the news stands, and apparently this adds layers to the lore of the Leagues of Votann, probably the least loved 40K faction by Games Workshop (except potentially Dark Eldar). Bungled at release, nerfed very quickly, these great little minis have been exceptionally hard done by.